The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-18
Miss Webber's Plan for Mitigating One
of the Horrors of the Battlefield.
Tourist Belle Encounters Trouble in Gus
tom House-A Funny Wedding and Flu
neral That Was Equally Diyerting.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

section or New York society known as society"
just though there were people outside of
1t worthy OF high social consideration al
ways knows every September what girl is going
to be the leading belle for the ensuing winter
season. She must in every be bud"
That is to say, she must be debutante in soci-
ETY., and shs in possible event hold sway
for second winter. There is no second term
business about it. She must give way to a sue
cessor soon as one season takes away her nov
city. Influential matrons seek for these treasures
among their relatives, for it is great distinction
10 chaperone and be sponsor for what may be
denominared the Queen of the Winter Miss
winslow will hold the proud and conspicuous
position during the ensuing cold weather
gayeties. There is no doubt
about it than that the world does
move. The question is definitely settled, and
society accepts the choice. Miss Winslow is
fair young girl, and almost positive beauty
She comes from Albany, and is brought to town
by Mrs. Townsend Burden, a lady of assured
place and many millions. Miss Winslow has
already made her debut at Newport, where, like
the professional beauties of the stage, she has
been eploited in manner to set her into
tended notice. The Duke of Marlborough,
whose official record in the British divorce
courts is unrivaled, was refused admission to
most Newport houses. There were two notable
exceptions to the inhospitalty. The original
and Independents Mrs. Paran Stevens favored
him with entertainment and has been berated in
print for doing The other breaker of the
Marlborough boycott was Mrs Townsend Bur-
den, who had him at dinner. and who put her
debutante, Miss Winslow, on his arm for several
promenades at public occasions. That
garded as a device to bring the lovely aud ire
guCc0aded.
for it made her discussed widely, without any
reflection on her, for whatever blame was ex-
pressed lay against the chaperone. You will
hear a great deal Of Miss Winsow before spring.
We are apt to censure actresses for resorting
to questionable advertising devices of conduct.
Every instance of that sort can. doubt not, be
duplicated in fashionable life. Miss Dora Web
Der is quite within the limits of the Aston circle.
She is cousin of the family. if am not mis-
taken, and anyhow she is a social associate She
is outdoor maiden. devoted to equestrianism
and other English sports, including pigeon shoot
ing. She can rifle with considerable skill,
and the other day at Cedarhurst saw her par
ticipate in an impromptu match in which she was
not at the bottom of list including half dozen
gentlemen. And she was away ahead OF the lot
In popularity. I don't like the smell of gun
powder. and every puff of smoke from q rifle
distressed my nostrils like coward in battle
But when Miss Weber brought her pretty
weapon to her delcatey shrugged shoulder,
Jquinted her eye fogushly along the barrel and
pulled the trigger, delightful scent of violet
almost overcame the strength of burnt powder.
Bhe had mixed powdered perfume with her
munition. 81 always do it, she exu laned; "and
IL there is another war in this country go
ing recommend the practice to the govern
ment, SO as TO avert one of the horrors of earn
Gge."
A ripple Of talk in Fifth avenue is caused by
n bit of trouble which a tourist belle encountered
in the custom house. She was searched for
dutiable articles, and the examination was, for
some reason or other. extended to her hustle
It is presumed that informs tion had been for
warded which to act The lady lad boasted
before her London friends of how she meant to
smuggle a lot of lace into New York. She was
caught at it, and had to pay duty, parrowly es-
Gaping confscation of the articles. 1t CHANGED
that tho searcher was none other than Mrs.
Margaret Steele, a sister OF Roscoe Conklng
She is a widow without fortune, and has been IN
this peculiar branch of the pu bile service fourteen
years. She is as handsome as her distinguished
impressively.
The odd diversion of the week for Fifth
avenue girls has been to 60 adyenturously, but
under proper escort, to the curious little race
course OF the Turf Club, where there are seven
laps to q mile, and the races are of course
farcical Gambling is n sole purpose. About
eight hundred people all told were present at the
time Of the writer's visit. It included the very
toughest looking representatives OF low life in
the city. Broken-down sports who told and re-
told the stories Of their former great winnings
and losses race tracks were in abundance.
Young boys whose purses were evidently
strained by the half dollar charged for admis-
sion were too numerous. Cheap looking men of
all ages who might have come from six-dollars-
week places in stores, from no occupation
ut all were the most numerous. And there were
about a score OF women, most Of them
elderly. A good many of the
were hopelessy drunk before the third
race. Many went broke on the first,
although the price of pool ticket is only two
dollars. The women were persistent gamblers
feature that they won at least half the time.
They went through nonsense of intrusting
their bills to white-capped messenger boys, Of
whom there were none. They did not give
their money to their male friends. They went
directly to the pool sellers, took their places in
the lines before the boards, and bought their
choices as calmly as if they were securing dress
gooas AT downtown store. They were treated
with the utmost pol!teness by all present. No !
com tents, open or concealed, were made upon
their actions. The luckiest (2) woman was one
about fifty years old, OF those lean Quick
moving women who do their own house work 10
save the expense of servant, and collect rents |
from their real estate or cut off coupons from
their bonds at the first of every month |
with unfincnng regularity. She never PLAYED !
straight but bought two tickets for ''place'
On each event. One or these tickets covered the
tavorite and the other some short horse. Some !
how or other IL usually happened that she won |
sn both tickets. At the end OF race she has |
tened to q place in the line of winners anxious
20 cash in, aud never condescended to lose the |
dime per ticke ct for which she might have saved /
the trouble of waiting by selling il at that re-
duction to a very accommodating man with a |
long purse fattened with small bills. This man |
usually secured about half of the winning tick
cts aud so made fair income for the day. as no |
place" pools sold less than a hundred, and no
straight pools less than forty tickets.
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The Little Church Around the Corner has seen
some remarkable ceremonies in weddings as we'll |